Skirt facing and binding.



No. 704,033. Patented luly 8*, |902.

W. J. HAY.

SKIRT FACING AND BINDING.

(Application led Nov. 5, 1900,' Renewed May 29,'1902.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT `OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. I-IAY, or osIIKosH, WISCONSIN.

SKIRT FACING AND BINDING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,033, dated July 8,1902.

Application tiled November 5,1900. Renewed May 29. 1902. Serial No.109.452. (No model.)

To all whom it' may concern:

Be itknown that LWILLIAM J HAY, of Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebagoand State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSkirt Facings and Bindings, of which the following is a description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part ofthis specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in skirt facings and bindings.

In skirt-bindings as now ordinarily con structed the so-calledfacing-strip is usually made of mackintosh-cloth, which on its outerside is of some solid color corresponding to the color of the materialof the skirtas, for instance, green-while the inner side of the facingis of a different color, usually white with checked dark stripes. Theconstruction of these bindings is such that when the binding-stripbecomes worn the inner or Wrong side of the facing-strip is necessarilyexposed to view by reason of the fact that the lower edge of said facingis turned forwardly in order to form a filling for the fold of thebinding-strip. When the wrong side of the facing thusv becomes exposed,it is obvious that a very unsightly appearance results in view of thefact that the color of the exposed facing-strip does not correspond toor match with the color of the skirt.

It is the object of my invention to provide an improved form of skirtfacing and binding which shall obviate the above-pointed-out objections;and with this end in view the invention consists of the devices andparts or their equivalents, as hereinafter more fully set forth andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is Il. Fig. 6 is a verticalsection of the completed binding attached to a fragment of a Fig. 7 isan outer face View of Fig. 6;

skirt.

and Fig. 8 is a View similar to Fig. 7, but with parts broken or wornaway to thereby disclose the supplemental strip, which in lny in-Vvention is of the same color as the skirt.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 9 indicates a facing-strip, 10 abinding-strip, and 11 a separate inner supplemental strip. The rst stepin the construction of the binding is to secure the supplemental strip11 to the inside and at the lower edge of the facing-strip by a line ofstitches 12, with the wrong side of the supplemental strip outermost,and leaving a substantial portion of the supplemental strip projectingbelow the facing-strip, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The next step in theconstruction of the binding is to turn the supplemental `strip upwardly,as shown clearly in Figs. 4 and 5, forming a groove, in which andalou gwhich groove the binding-strip 10 is placed, andthe three members aresecured together by a line of stitches 13, the portion of thesupplemental strip projecting above the stitch-line 13 forming a iap 14.The'binding-strip is now folded away from the facing-strip and about theiiap 14, bending and folding with it so much of the iap v14. as is abovethe stitch-line 13, the binding-strip being inally brought around on theother or inner side of the facing-strip in the manner shown in Figs. 6and 7 and is secured to the inner side of the facing-strip by a line ofstitches l5. The binding-strip thereby forms a cover over and around thesupplemental strip and around the lower edge of the facing-strip. Theouter or facing portion of the facing-strip is now placed against theouter side of the skirt 16 at the lower edge thereof and is thensecuredthereto and also to a lining 17, if such lining is usedby aline ofstitches 18. The facing-strip is now brought around the lower edge ofthe skirt and upwardly against the inner side of said skirt, the loweredge of the skirt at the saule time being folded upwardly, as shown inFig. 6.' The facing-strip is now secured ator near its upper edge to theskirt by sewing it to said skirt or to the lining, as indicated by thenumeral 19. The result is to form by means of the binding and facingstrips a rib or roll that projects a little below the lower edge of theskirt and also projects inwardly laterally therefrom, and as the innerseparate supple- IOO the skirt a neat appearance to the garment is stillpreserved. In the old form of construction,wherein the separatesupplemental strip is not employed, but in lieu thereof the lower edgeof the facing-strip is turned, said facing-strip must necessarily beturned in 'such direction that the wrong side thereof will be exposedwhen the binding-strip Wears, and hence an unsightly appearance isthereby presented. It is obvious that in my invention this objection isentirely obviated.

What I claim as my invention is- A skirt facing and binding, consistingof a facing-strip a separate supplemental strip looped around andsecured to the lower edge of the facing-strip,with its outer faceoutermost, and which outer face is adapted to be of the same color asthe skirt to which the facing and binding is attached, a bindingstripalso arranged within the loop of the supplemental strip, the threemembers being stitched or secured together, and the bindingstrip turneddown and around the supplemental strip and inally brought around on theinner side of the facing-strip and secured to said inner side, thecompleted facing and binding being adapted to be secured to the loweredge of a skirt on the inner side of the skirt, and with the rollprojecting inwardly, laterally therefrom, the separate supplementalstrip being of considerable thickness, and thereby forming a filling forthe completed roll.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. HAY. Vitnesses:

THEO. EBEMAN, I. J. McNIcHoL.

